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Join an amazing full day private train tour from Athens to Meteora, and this will be the highlight of your entire trip to Greece!
This Private Day Trip from Athens to Meteora by Train will give you the opportunity to visit the amazing Meteora Monasteries! If you are in Athens, seize the day to admire a famous UNESCO World Heritage Site. This private day trip provides more flexibility to adjust the itinerary according to your personal preferences. It includes train tickets, a 5-hours tour of Meteora, English-speaking tour leader, the best viewpoints, and VIP vehicle with a driver!
To add a state licensed guide to follow you inside the monasteries there is an additional cost. To check the price list click on the “add-on a guide” feature
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Private Meteora Day Trip from Athens by Train
Departure: from Athens
Tour Highlights
- Discover the astonishing Meteora
- Visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Excellent views between Athens and Meteora
- Excellent value for money
- Perfect for people who have limited time
- Visit the hermit caves of Badovas
- See all six monasteries
- Enter inside 3 monasteries
Useful Information
- Duration: 1 day
- Max People: 19
- Availability: Daily Departures
- Dresscode applied
- Departure time from Athens: 07.57 - Arrival time in Kalabaka: 12.03
- Departure time from Kalabaka: 18.22 - Arrival time in Athens: 22.26
- Possibility to change returning city to Thessaloniki instead of Athens, by leaving a comment in your reservation
Why to book the Private Day Trip from Athens by Train with us
- Quality & value for your money
- Daily tour departures any day you want, 365 days a year
- By booking a train tour through Visit Meteora you are free to travel at your own pace
- You will experience Tailor-made itineraries according to your specific preferences and wishes.
- You will avoid the crowds and discover the hidden gems
- Enjoy the freedom of making changes to your schedule before and during your trip
Inclusions
- Private tour with flexible itinerary
- English speaking tour leader
- Round trip train tickets from Athens to Meteora
- First class train tickets upon request
- Pick up and drop off service: Kalampaka Railway Station
- All vehicles with WiFi, A/C, Chilled Bottled Water
- Lunch stop
Not inclusions
- Pick-up from Hotel to the Athens railway station
- Meals
- Gratuities (optional)
- Entrance fees to the monasteries, 3 euro per person for each monastery
- State licensed guide for guiding inside the monasteries. Available upon request
- Personal travel insurance
Book with confidence
- 100% refund if you cancel your reservation up to 24 hours prior to the start time of the tour
- Rearrange your dates once with no change fee
- COVID-19 safety measures apply
ATTRACTIONS
Just a few of the beautiful sights you’ll see during your tour
Tour Details
This Private Day trip from Athens to Meteora by train starts at 07:57 am from Larissa Central Train Station in Athens. You will have to board the train on your own for the trip to Meteora. Enjoy a scenic rail trip through the beautiful Greek countryside. Around 12:03 the train arrives in Kalabaka train station where our guide will be waiting for you holding a signboard with your name. You will then board a VIP vehicle to take you on a 5-hrs Meteora tour! Enjoy breathtaking views and visit the monasteries of Meteora. The tour will give you the chance to learn the stories behind; do brief stops on the best breathtaking viewpoints of Meteora, visit the hermit caves of Badovas, and go inside 3 Meteora Monasteries.
At around 17:00 in the afternoon, the bus will transfer you back to Kalabaka train station for your trip back to Athens. The train departs at 18:22 pm so, you will have around and hour and a half of free time to walk in the town center or to enjoy a meal. You will arrive in Athens at around 22:26.
The train tickets are all issued on 2nd class seats as standard. If you wish to upgrade them to 1st class seats you may choose to add to your basket the 1st class seats upgrade add-on that will pop-up on your screen before you complete the booking.
Cancellation Policy
- 100% refund if you cancel your reservation up to 24 hours prior to the start time of the tour
- Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.
Itinerary
Day 1 (morning)
You will board the train at 7:57am on your own. Please be at the station at least 30 minutes before the departure in order to have plenty of time to find your coach and seats. The stewards there will assist you. Around 12:03 am the train arrives in Kalabaka train station where our guide will be waiting for you holding a signboard with your name.
Day 1 (evening)
At around 17:00 in the afternoon, the bus will transfer you back to Kalambaka train station for your trip back to Athens. The train departs at 18:22 pm so, you will have more than an hour free time to walk in the town's center or to enjoy a meal. You will arrive in Athens at around 22:26.
Departure and return point
Frequently Asked Questions About This Tour
First of all, keep in mind that, since every monastery closes on some days of the week, we do not visit the same monasteries every day. The monasteries we usually visit though are the following: Meteora Half-day Tour: Great Meteoron, Varlamm and Rousssanou Sunset Sunset Tour: St. Stephen Meteora Hiking Tour: Great Meteoron, Ypapanti
All our bus tours run regardless of weather. If we are forced to cancel an activity because of extreme weather conditions, you have the option to change date or switch activity or cancel and receive a refund.
You can make a booking with us literally at the last minute! Just keep in mind that there may be no seats left on the tour if you do that! We recommend booking at least one week in advance, in order to have the best chances of finding availability.
We have split our tours tom morning and afternoon ones. Furthermore, all our tours visit different places at Meteora. This way, you can combine any morning tour with any afternoon tour you wish! All all-time-classic combination is the Meteora Hiking Tour in the morning and the Meteora Sunset Tour in the afternoon.
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